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Gov. Jim Pillen: Trump’s Trade Policy Will Save US Farmers

For generations, trade has shaped our country into the envy of the world. America was built on it. Without robust partnerships and markets around the globe, our nation’s economy would grind to a halt. As I see it, though, our country’s conventional approach to tariffs , no matter how well-intentioned, has failed to address the modern complexities of the global trade market and the experience of America’s agricultural producers and manufacturers.

I’m a Nebraska farmer — not a columnist, talking head, or a politician. The only way I know how to do a job like this is to tell the truth and make difficult decisions simple: The hardcore reality is that many countries have beaten us on trade, installing hurdles and manipulating prices to hurt U.S. agriculture and industry for years and years.

It must stop. It’s time leaders in Washington step up to help, and I’m glad President Donald Trump is leading. Continue reading

Grades Drastically Improve After School Bans Social Media and Phones

But we COULDN’T consider doing this in America – Could We? ~ Editor

Students hand over their phones. (Cumberland Community School via SWNS)

Welcome to the secondary school where teachers have convinced pupils to delete social media and hand in their phones – and it’s improving results.

Cumberland Community School’s progress score has gone up by a grade and a quarter in recent years, making them among the most consistently improved in the UK. The percentage of pupils who achieved a grade five and above in their English and maths GCSEs is also well above the national average. Continue reading

Jimmy Carter’s Legacy Is Much More than Good Deeds Done in His Later Years

The passing of former President Jimmy Carter has brought out the accolades for his post-presidential years, but not as much for his actual performance as president. As the New York Times editorialized:

“There’s no predicting history’s verdict. Up to now, Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100 in Plains, Ga., has been judged to be a middle-of-the-pack president, his one term in office remembered for circumstances and events that simply overwhelmed him: the seizure in Iran of 52 American hostages, the bungled attempt to rescue them, the gasoline lines, inflation, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Yet he is also considered one of America’s greatest ex-presidents, for using the residual star power of his office to help his successors and his country as a peacemaker, backstage diplomat, human rights champion, monitor of free elections and advocate for the homeless while finding time to write poetry and, by his own example, providing the best possible case for traditional religious values.”

Yes, the NYT later mentioned briefly that Carter began the process to deregulate gasoline and oil prices, but for the most part, the accolades from the progressive side of American politics have concentrated on his activities after he left Washington. Others praise his progressive measures and support for solar energy, but fail to understand how important his economic legacy really was. Continue reading

Trump’s Border Security Push Needs 10,000 Agents: The Answer Is Right in Front of Us!

Send ’em to the Border

President Trump’s call for 10,000 new Border Patrol agents is precisely what our border security needs, but there’s a crucial question: where exactly are we supposed to find these people? The answer is staring us right in the face. Every year, about 200,000 service members transition out of the military. These aren’t just numbers on a page – these are trained professionals looking for their next mission, and we desperately need them not just for Border Patrol but for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI).

What we need is a comprehensive “Troops to Homeland” program. Continue reading

Former NFL coach Chuck Pagano tells Washington to re-adopt ‘racist‘ Redskins name

The team was known as the Redskins from 1937-2019 but dropped its name ahead of the 2020 season (initially going by the Washington Football Team for two seasons) following years of social pressure – with many Native Americans finding the word to be racially insensitive.

However, during a recent appearance on the Pat McAfee Show, former Colts coach Chuck Pagano referred to Washington as the ‘Redskins’ and doubled down when his former punter reminded him that that franchise ‘is not in the league.’

‘They should go back,’ Pagano said. ‘That’s why I said it.’ Continue reading

Sharing Her Unique Experience: Former School Teacher Turns to Homeschooling Her Gifted Child

A mom of a gifted child – with 15 years of experience in the teaching profession – is sharing her unique experience of homeschooling her daughter and how it’s been a blessing and growing experience for her family.

Caroline learning the alphabet. (Courtesy of Sallie Borrink)

“As we approach the end of our [homeschooling] journey, I can say it has been completely worth it,” Mrs. Sallie Borrink told The Epoch Times. “We can see how all of the hard work spiritually, physically, mentally, and emotionally has paid off.” Follow Through to Metropolis.Café for this COMPLETE Story!

US Unemployment Rate Climbs to Highest Since October 2021

The economy created fewer jobs than expected.

The U.S. economy created fewer jobs than expected while the unemployment rate increased, signaling that the labor market could be going through a rapid deceleration at a time when the Federal Reserve could soon be cutting interest rates.

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), there were 114,000 new jobs in July, down from 179,000 in June. This fell short of the consensus estimate of 175,000.

The unemployment rate rose to 4.3 percent, up from 4.1 percent, and higher than economists’ expectations of 4.1 percent. This represents the highest jobless rate since October 2021.

Average hourly earnings eased to a smaller-than-expected pace of 3.6 percent year-over-year. On a monthly basis, average hourly earnings edged up 0.2 percent. Continue reading

Lt. Dan Took Over 1,000 Children of Fallen Service Members on a Free Trip to Disneyland

Lt. Dan and Forrest Gump

While Gary Sinise is best known for iconic roles including George Milton in Of Mice and Men and Lieutenant Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, it’s his work off the silver screen that has attracted a lot of attention in recent years.

While Sinise has always been supportive of military veterans and their families, it was a meeting with the first post-9/11 quadruple amputee, U.S. Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco, in 2009, that inspired him to do even more. Continue reading

Scientific American Declares War on Homeschooling, Calls for Fed. Regulations

Donya Grant, center, works on a homeschool lesson with her son Kemper, 14, as her daughter Rowyn, 11, works at right, at their home in Monroe, Wash./AP Photo

Scientific American magazine urged the federal government to regulate homeschooling and suggested that parents of homeschooled children should “undergo a background check.” Continue reading

Morgan Freeman Explains Why He ‘Detests’ Black History Month: ‘My History Is American History’

Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman has turned on Black History Month and declared he “detests it.”

The Hollywood star known for his roles in The Shawshank Redemption and The Dark Knight trilogy made plain his antipathy in an interview, critically appraising the annual event that takes place every February across the country.

Freeman told Variety in an exchange with journalist Marta Balaga the very idea makes his “teeth itch” and he prefers the broader sweep of the entire arc of American history: Continue reading

The Ruins That Could Prove the Bible Was TRUE

Stretch of wall in ancient Jerusalem vindicates the holy book’s account

The stretch of wall, at the eastern slopes of the City of David, was long assumed to be built by Hezekiah, King of Judah

A scientific breakthrough has exposed the truth about a site in ancient Jerusalem, overturning expert opinion and vindicating the Bible’s account.

Until now, experts believed a stretch of wall in the original heart of the city was built by Hezekiah, King of Judah, whose reign straddled the seventh and eighth centuries BC. Continue reading

Wark: What’s so good about Good Friday?

                                      The Crucifixion by Gustave Doré

It’s Good Friday and I want to do something I’ve never done before. I want to talk about it.

Today we recognize that 2024 years ago Jesus Christ died on a cross.

But the significance of Jesus’ death doesn’t make sense until you understand Passover.

The story of Passover is found in Exodus chapter 12. The Israelites, who were slaves in Egypt, were instructed by God through Moses to sacrifice a spotless 1-year-old male lamb and put the blood of the lamb around their door frames.

That night, the Lord killed every firstborn child and every firstborn animal in Egypt, but the Lord passed over the houses with the blood of the lamb on the door. Continue reading

DeWeese: Radical Greens Launch a Massive Attack

The radical environmental movement has just launched a massive attack on those of us who are fighting to stop their attacks on our farmers, our property rights, and our free market system.

They have especially focused on our efforts to expose the disastrous results of massive wind and solar farms, which cover thousands of acres of vital farmland with solar panels. The growing danger is that nothing can grow to feed us.

Worse, solar and wind farms are producing little of the vital energy we desperately need to live.

We are fighting the battle to expose and stop this mess. Obviously, we are having an impact. Continue reading

Texas to Build Military Base on Mexico Border… in New Swipe at Biden

The facility built on the site will be able to accommodate some 300 soldiers by April — and will have the ability to expand to house up to 2,300

Texas plans to construct a military base along the border with Mexico, the state’s Republican governor announced Friday, as his election-year tug-of-war with the White House over migration continues to broil.

A wave of illegal border crossings in recent months has made migration a key talking point in the US presidential election campaign once again, with Republicans seeking to pin blame for the record-high numbers entirely on Democratic President Joe Biden. Continue reading

Peterson: Synchronicities

This is a topic which captured my interest after several remarkable occurences throughout my life. I’ll never forget the most amazing synchronicity that I ever experienced.

The year was 1993, and I’d been working and living on a small ranch 5 miles outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. One morning I noticed that my vehicle, a 1959 Toyota Land Cruiser, had a flat tire, but even worse, since the vehicle had only a canvas bikini top, I discovered that someone had stolen my tire iron from the open and unsecured back end, so I was unable to change the tire.

The ranch owner had only Fords and Chevys, so his lug wrenches wouldn’t fit the Toyota – I needed a metric size… Continue reading